LABOUR/EMPLOYMENT - 2009
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| July 30, 2009 |
Labour/Employment |
2008 Ends on a Low Note for Employers
2008 was a banner year for jurisprudence favoring employers. However, a little known judgment of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released just two days before Christmas confirms the need for vigilance and the risk posed by claims based on privileges other than the general law of contract.
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PRACTICE AREA
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| July 17, 2009 |
Labour/Employment |
Divisional Court in Toronto Upholds a Principal's Wishes to Prevent Student from Attending Prom
On the afternoon of May 22, 2009 Mr. Justice Campbell sitting in the Divisional Court in Toronto heard an application to allow a Hamilton student to attend the prom that evening against his Principal’s wishes.
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PRACTICE AREA
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| July 14, 2009 |
Labour/Employment |
Court of Appeal Refuses to Support Random Drug Testing at Imperial Oil for the Second Time in a Decade
In late May of 2009 Imperial Oil received its second judgment from the Ontario Court of Appeal since the year 2000 failing to support its random drug testing policy of employees at its Nanticoke refinery.
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PRACTICE AREA
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| July 13, 2009 |
Labour/Employment |
Human Rights Tribunal Confirms Employers Not Required to Provide "Perfect Accommodation"
An Application was filed with the Human Rights Tribunal alleging that the various accommodations provided by the Respondent Employer were insufficient to meet the Applicant’s medical needs...
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PRACTICE AREA
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| February 2, 2009 |
Labour/Employment |
Arbitrator Upholds Employer's Denial of Bereavement Leave Request
The Ontario Nurse’s Association grieved on behalf of one of its full-time nurses that the Employer had improperly denied the grievor’s bereavement leave request.
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| January 8, 2009 |
Labour/Employment |
Arbitrator Determines RN Not Working in a Nursing Capacity
Evans, Philp recently assisted a Hospital to maintain the exclusion of an Anaesthesia Assistant (AA) position held by a Registered Nurse (RN) from the bargaining unit covering the Hospital’s nurses. A key issue was the meaning of the term “working in a nursing capacity”.
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| January 7, 2009 |
Labour/Employment |
Reforms to Civil Justice in Ontario
The Ministry of the Attorney General has announced a number of changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure that are expected to have a significant impact in civil litigation, including employment litigation.
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